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A nuclear would most likely mean the end of the world. Russia's core interest should be preventing the end of the world. If Putin is rational, he will never in
by magpi3 5y ago
A nuclear would most likely mean the end of the world.
Russia's core interest should be preventing the end of the world. If Putin is rational, he will never initiate a nuclear war. If he is irrational, he will not stop with Ukraine.
- selimthegrim 5y agoPutin is on record as saying "There is no world imaginable without Russia"
- ummonk 5y agoThere are paths of escalation that merely risk nuclear annihilation rather than guarantee it. In particular, in a war with NATO, where Russian forces would be heavily outmatched in conventional warfare, Russian forces would consider using "deescalatory" tactical nuclear strikes on NATO troops. The side that has the most invested (e.g. for Russia where Kyiv is seen as integral to its historical Slavic / Rus heritage) is most likely to engage in escalation and brinksmanship while the other side has to consider whether to follow it up the escalatory ladder or back down.